The pressure of the annual Ganpati festival is adding to the perils of the single line Konkan Railway network, with some or the other problem hitting it every single day. On Tuesday morning, agitated passengers held up an overcrowded train for two hours as there was no space to sit. The agitation led to further delays on the delicately balanced operational plan, which sees over 200 trains pass through the network every single day.

On Sunday, the Madgaon Mumbai AC Double Decker train where the air-conditioner of the C1 coach malfunctioned and commuters tore out the window panes of the train. The railways refunded some passengers. Last week, the Kochuveli train that started from Mumbai on its way to Kerala had to be detained at Roha after the Ganpati general class passengers crowded an AC compartment and the RPF had to summon the Roha police to get the crowd out.